Mana Heart? What's that?
As I read the book's description of this strange concept.
Mana Heart is a modern system of mana method accompanying the Mana Circle Technique-- it was developed in the First Apocalypse, created by the First Emperor of Dracus Empire, Kudos Ze Dracus and the Witch of the Star, Helen Alenzia.
It's a system of mana that uses environmental energy to form a circle in your heart.
Through the Mana Circle Technique, you can collect this required mana to form a mana heart.
Mana Heart is the storage of your mana energy, the one that determines your magic and attributes that are unique to you.
And this Mana Heart is only formed after you rise to Tier 1.
"Hmm, it's similar to dantian-- but with different concepts, huh?
I pondered in this interesting idea that I came up with-- what if my dantian and this Mana's heart combined? What's the outcome of that?
However, I know that this thought was an impossible task.
As I continued to read.
Your mana will be according to your affinity in mana and connectivity to it. The younger the person who connects to mana, the higher the potential and power she will have in her development and adulthood.
That's why freshman students in this year with so much potential are sought by the Empire and the Alzahid Academy.
Her Highness, the Princess for example developed her connectivity to mana when she was five.
So it's concluded that she had a high potential and power when she developed in the right way.
She's also called the next Magic Swordsman aside from her Father, The Current Emperor of Dracus due to the probability of her inheriting the Royal Family's bloodline sword technique.
Mana Heart and Mana Circle Technique was a requirement in the mastership of any type of profession, whether it's swordsmanship, magic, assassinations, knighthood and even more.
Nonetheless, to improve your Mana Heart, you must absorb the right amount of mana in the Mana Circle coupled with challenging yourself to its utmost limits.
Like fighting those monstrosities in the Valhalla Realm.
Also, you can absorb an increased amount of mana in the places that correlate to your affinity and its principles.
Like fire magic and its principles, Heat.
You can go to places where heat is sufficient to absorb mana, a volcano for example.
A much faster absorption rate is a desired thing for someone who wants to become stronger and improve faster and push themselves to it's limit.
"It seems like... I have to go to a place where there's darkness in its principles, probably Valhalla Realm for example."
"However, what's the principle of my mana?" I wondered deeply.
And as I read more about the book.
It's really enticing to know more about this strange world.
As I finished my chosen books in the library, I went to my last subject this day.
The Cooking Monster Class. It's a really weird but a must-know class for me because I know that there's a probability that I might run and leave this Empire behind soon If my mana is exposed.
This subject explores the topic of eating food using monster carcasses. Some monsters have evolved from those old livestock animals that this world used to consume like pigs, and cows and anything edible is good.
"Welcome to my class everyone. I'm Mrs. Esther Lania. A Tier 2 Mage with a Monster-Food Specialist title. I will teach you the basics of how to survive with just monster meats. How to butcher them, skin them beautifully and make them your food, how to cook them properly, how to prepare them and assemble them. So you won't have to starve in the fields."
As I listened to her, I noticed her weird glance and smile on us-- the men of the class. Though there are some females in this class. Men are much more prominent in this class
It's kinda frightening even for me, The Heavenly Demon, as I remembered those succubus ladies who used to kill men by draining their life essence.
It's one of those smiles that I remembered and it's freakishly scary.
"Because it's our first day together, we will tackle the easy ones such as slime.
One of the weakest monsters in this world. They have this jelly-like structure that wiggles every time they move. They also have a core in them that you can sell and that creamy texture of a palatable dessert if you prepare them well."
She started to discuss.
"First, as you killed the slime. You must boil them for almost 15 minutes. To remove the coating of dangerous mana in their body due to exposure to Valhalla Realm."
"Second, you must remove the outer skin of the slime. It looks like this." as she lifts up the outer skin of a slime that looks like soft plastic.
"Third, you must remove the core carefully because it might explode. However, it will not hurt but lost profit hurts you know."
"Fourth, remove the innards of the slime. It's slimy and gross but you must do it. To avoid the contamination of flavor in your slime dessert."
"Lastly, you must cook it throughout, a 10-minute cook is a must. You can add your own seasoning and ingredients or experiment with it. Though the base flavor of slime is sweet. You can do anything about it."
She showed us how to dice and cook slime. Its jelly texture hardened slightly as it was boiled for the second time. And she followed it with a condensed milk that added flavor to the food.
"And there it is, my Slime-o Jelly Dessert!"
She presented us with the smiling stature of a woman who cooks dessert for his husband as she showed us the dish with slimes and condensed milk as its main ingredients.
And she gives us samples to eat from it in the class.
"It's flavorful and soft." As I tasted the delicate mellow taste of this slime food. It's really palatable and creamy.
And as the discussion goes on, before the class ends.
The food professor said.
"For your assignment, you must do a slime dessert based on your own imagination. You can do anything and your imagination is your limit. The best dessert will be graded 10 and the lowest is 1. Have a nice weekend everyone."
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As I go back to my room from that subject. I remembered the dangerous plan that I had yesterday. To combine those two strange energies with each other.
"I wonder if I will die again by combining these energies?"
As I sat on my bed wondering.
I look at my dantian and qi energy inside my body.
It's now refreshed to 3/10 and I will use it all in the combination of energies.
I also noticed the dark mana that I have. It's dark and filled with intense negative emotions.
"Will I die? Or have my revenge and stand to the peak again?"